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Smyrna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2171 words) |
 | Strangers or refugees from the Ionian city of Colophon settled in the city and finally (traditionally in 688 BCE) by an uprising Smyrna passed into their hands and became the thirteenth of the Ionian city-states. |
| A strong fortress, the ruins of whose ancient and massive walls are still imposing, on a hill in the pass between Smyrna and Nymphi, was probably built by the Smyrnaean Ionians to command the valley of Nymphi. |
| Finally, Alyattes III (609–560 BCE) conquered the city and sacked it, and though Smyrna did not cease to exist, the Greek life and political unity were destroyed, and the polis was reorganized on the village system. |
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| Greek drama was born, according to modern scholars' best conjectures, in 534 BCE at one of the many annual festivals honoring Dionysus. |
| Performance of choral songs and hymns of praise, known as dithyrambs, came to dominate the festivals, until, in 534 BCE, the Greek ruler Pisistratus called for a competition among the performers. |
| In 431 BCE, however, Athens was plunged into the endless Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Spartan Allies. |
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